MoU between India and Japan

Cabinet apprised of MoU between India and Japan for collaborative research in the field of silkworm and silk industries

Question: On November 11, 2016, a MoU was signed between India and Japan for initiating a Collaborative Research in which of the following field?
(a) Agriculture
(b) Railway
(c) Silkworm and Silk industries
(d) Disaster Management
Answer: (c) 
Related Facts:

  • On September 12th, 2017, the Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has been apprised of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between India and Japan for collaborative research in the field of silkworm and silk industries.
  • The MoU was signed on 11.11.2016 between Central Silk Board (CSB), India and National Institute of Agrobiological Sciences (NIAS), Japan.
  • The MoU is for initiating a Collaborative Research for developing prolific bivoltine hybrids of silkworm suitable for the Indian tropical conditions.
  • The MoU is of scientific and technological nature.
  • It would help in developing prolific hybrid silkworms, which would improve the manufacturing capacity and the quality standards of the Indian sericulture industry and thereby enhance exports of silk and silk products.

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